Description

Russian Military Tracked Vehicle 9-Day Clock Molnija 127 ChS

Caliber 57 mm 14 jewels. Power reserve 9 days. Diameter 64 mm, height 48 mm. Weight: 350 gram. Luminous hands and numbers. No Radioactive! (see the “B” in the serial number and year of production). Serial number on the dial (the same number on the papers). The B in serial number means that the luminous is not radioactive.

Manufacture: Chelyabinsk Watch Factory (Molnija). Year of Manufacture: 1990 Condition: Perfect – New Old Stock! Factory-sealed timepieces – the clock still have all their original factory seals intact! Original Box & Papers.

These clocks are used in tracked military vehicles and special purpose vehicles.

The Molnija clock and watch factory was opened on November 17, 1947. The company’s main customer was then the Soviet Union Department of Defense, providing them with wrist watches, pocket watches and table clocks. Unique clocks were also produced specifically for use in Soviet tanks, fighter aircraft, submarines and, eventually, spacecraft.